The Portfolio, Pipeline and Platform Management Workshop drills deep into these interrelated topics, with particular emphasis on how organizations build capability and gain notable benefits quickly. This continually updated workshop offers the most significant learning experience available focused on product development pipeline, portfolio and platform management. It specifically addresses the means by which organizations greatly and rapidly improve the strategic impact from and efficiency of their NPD efforts.

Some key learnings:

How to overcome too many projects entering an already full pipeline

Applying best practices for deploying and improving portfolio, pipeline and platform management

Aligning strategic mix-management with resource throughput-management

Leveraging a SpiralUpTM Implementation for fast gains

Engaging top management for sustained “buy-in” and participation

Utilizing top tools and practices for portfolio, pipeline and platform management

Understanding the issues and tremendous opportunities presented by software support systems

How leading organizations integrate project management and portfolio management into a seamless system

The most important influences on ‘data quality’ and why this is so critical

Identifying and leveraging Product Platforms for maximum gains

Discovering “Portfolio Optimization” and how leading companies do it

The afternoon of Day 2 will focus on how to bring these learnings back to your organization. From his 30+ years in New Product Development, Paul provides insight and learnings on techniques and tools — from basic to enterprise-wide — that you can leverage.

PARTICIPANT FEE: Companies may send as many people as they wish to this workshop. Typical team sizes are three to five people. For learning and sharing purposes, we encourage at least two people attend from each organization. The registration fee per attendee is: